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Water tank in galley hunter 450 rtmccue at 4:46pm 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1438 The floor pop in the galley , too access the water tank sensor has drop out. I'm thinking of cutting
Where's My Sawzall Tom Potter at 4:32pm 01.10.13 Bigger Boats 7/1834 I've been keeping an eye on the shaft log hose since I bought my O28, its looking kinda old and swol
Pros and Cons of 1985 H31 Impulse 2 at 2:39pm 01.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/3937 We plan to use our H31 to cruise the Great Lakes. We have little experience and are looking for opin
I'll Never go to Florida Again Roger Long at 1:26pm 01.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 132/44285 Note and update Jan 2015: I recently learned that I have been misinformed multiple times by people
Should New Batteries be Equalized? Bowedtoothdoc at 12:36pm 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1569 I just purchased new house batteries that consist of six 6 volt batteries wired into two separate ba
Engine not shutting off Zman18 at 11:45am 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/4486 I have a yanmar 2gm20f which has a push button on the control panel to turn off the engine. Recentl
bearings on 705 LD hood furler MORNING LIGHT at 11:29am 01.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1039 Hi I have an old Hood 705 LD furler wich the bearings need to be changed and i woulk like to know if
Whit Lock Rotary Drive for Autohelm mjbusher at 11:09am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 0/995 I have a Hunter 420 with a Whit Lock Steering System. The drive for the Autohelm is a Model DU 145 W
Whitlock Autohelm Rotary Drive mjbusher at 10:33am 01.10.13 Big Boats 2/2743 I have a failed Whitlock Model DU 145 rotary drive for the Autohelm system on my 1999 Hunter 420. I
holding tank, plastic or flexible? Monty VM at 10:03am 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1386 I am replacing the corroded aluminum holding tank mid ship on my 430. Ronco makes a plastic one that
Looking to rent/borrow a fixed keel trailer! (2) rejjr7 at 7:47am 01.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1075 Hi All, I just purchased a fixed keel C22 in Baltimore and I need to move it to my backyard lift
New lifelines dj2210 at 6:25am 01.10.13 Catalina 30 9/2544 Time for new lifelines on my C30. Has anyone used the Catalina Direct double deluxe kit? I priced ou
Chartplotter with or without a sounder Beartrap at 4:56am 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1180 Gang, Any thoughts or preferences on whether to use a combined chartplotter/depthsounder or keep t
Nigal Calder Miami Seminar CYQK at 3:49am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1237 Hey Nigal Calder is set to put on an electrical seminar at strictly sail in Miami in a few weeks.
campbell sailor prop / H356 sailmaster39 at 8:19pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 6/2440 I`m sure this has been addessed before but I would like feedback regarding the campbell sailor prop.
Window covering ideas (3) BrokeNotBroken at 7:57pm 01.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1476 I tried to make some window coverings for my Mac and thought I had a pretty good idea. However, the
New (old) H27 owner...and a REALLY dumb question... puddlejockey at 6:48pm 01.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 15/2395 Hi all, My wife and i are (probably) picking up an '82 Cherubini H27 that we found in pretty good
Centerboard Pin replacement O'dat 25 danlisa0529 at 6:19pm 01.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4256 What is the usual time frame for having to change out a centerboard pin, wedges, and plates on an O'
sea water pump Jacques C at 6:08pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 25/3637 I recently replaced the impeller in the seawater pump and its v belt. (1983 Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gm30f
Sirius 21 Cockpit Decking (3) rspeers at 5:12pm 01.09.13 Sirius 21/22 0/5029 Check out this custom Sirius 21 Cockpit Deck. It fits like a glove, and is one Sirius improvement.

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Bilge pump replacement time. BarryL at 6:55am 02.21.23 Hey, Since the pump isn't working you might as well disassemble it. You may find the problem is som
Hunter Legend 40' 1980s Repairs to Transom/Deck Joint Don S/V ILLusion at 6:39am 02.21.23 I believe Hunters of that vintage used a shoe-box type glued and screwed joint. If you can describe
Bilge pump replacement time. kloudie1 at 6:23am 02.21.23 Rebuild kit: Jabsco Pump Service Kit - 43990-0062 \| Defender
Summer dreaming (1) sailcapt340 at 6:09am 02.21.23 Back in 2004, we had one of our coldest snowiest winters in RI. It was so cold. How cold was it?
Towing a pram George Jarvis at 6:05am 02.21.23 Thanks for all of the responses. My kit is on the way from Angus Boats in BC. I live in Canada. T
Sirius 21 owners manual Mark Froats at 6:01am 02.21.23 Thank you so very much for the owners manual. I hope I can some day be of service to you
Summer dreaming (1) Captain Larry-DH at 5:31am 02.21.23
New England Boat Show 2023 dlochner at 5:28am 02.21.23
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion RoyS at 5:26am 02.21.23 I purchased an aluminum compression tester dummy injector from Hoye Tractor (I think). When I went t
Summer dreaming Bob S at 5:19am 02.21.23 Heading to Big Sky in March. I hope it sticks around til then! I agree with Scott. You need a winter
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Gene Neill at 5:17am 02.21.23 The difference is real.
Pipe fitting for Oberdorfer N202M-908 RitSim at 5:15am 02.21.23 I believe my pump had 3/8" pipe nipples. The OD of 3/8" pipe is 0.675" (5/8" is 0.625"). The hose
New England Boat Show 2023 Bob S at 5:12am 02.21.23
New England Boat Show 2023 shemandr at 4:37am 02.21.23 Stuart Boat show was nearly sail-less. What struck me was that that the boats being shown were very
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 4:35am 02.21.23
Sirius 21 owners manual kappykaplan at 2:58am 02.21.23 How do I get to owners resources? https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php And here's the l
Hunter 49 Interior Photos Favor (2) Screen Saver at 11:45pm 02.20.23 Hi, Yea ya probably three weeks late for me. However I thought I would share some general info that
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 02.20.23 OUCH ! Maybe lots of damage to the interior around the window ? Pound an ice pick through 2 inches
Installing EV-100 jssailem at 9:10pm 02.20.23 you need to have a P70/P70R or a MFD running Lighthouse in order to calibrate the EV-100 This is t
Sirius 21 owners manual Mark Froats at 8:50pm 02.20.23 Hi Mark, I uploaded the owners manual I got with my 1984 Sirius 21. This manual did not originally

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